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Jeong describes an accumulated warmth and attachment that builds up through shared time and small acts of care — handing over a bit of "extra" (deom) at a market stall, sharing side dishes with a neighbor, checking in on someone repeatedly — rather than a single grand gesture. It reflects a relationship-first way of relating to people that runs through much of Korean social life.
Han (恨) refers to a deep, often collective sorrow tied to hardship, and heung (興) describes an exuberant, joyful energy seen in performance — both real Korean cultural concepts, but neither matches the warm, caring "extra a little" feeling described here.
Because jeong builds gradually, Koreans often describe growing fond of even difficult coworkers or neighbors simply through repeated contact over time, independent of whether they initially liked them.
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